Siegemund out of French Open, Del Potro doubtful


  • Tennis
  • Thursday, 25 May 2017

FILE PHOTO: 2016 Rio Olympics - Tennis - Preliminary - Women's Singles Second Round - Olympic Tennis Centre - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 08/08/2016. Laura Siegemund (GER) of Germany in action against Zhang Shuai (CHN) of China. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Picture Supplied by Action Images

(Reuters) - Stuttgart Open champion Laura Siegemund has sustained a right knee injury and will miss next week's French Open, Germany's Fed Cup captain has said.

Siegemund was injured during her second round match against Barbora Krejcikova at the Nuremberg Cup and her Fed Cup captain Barbara Rittner told reporters she would not play at Roland Garros.

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